"But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand." v4 Wow. The power of the Holy Spirit. It must have been amazing to hear Peter speak and see the miracles they were doing.
Peter and John get arrested here...my thought is, how jealous the Jewish church leaders must have been! Their teachings were so convoluted with laws and rules and void of any power of God, they had to strike the disciples down. The only other alternative would be to accept that they had crucified the Messiah, repent and return; they were not about to do any of that! Too prideful, too full of themselves, no way they were going to admit they were wrong...even in the face of such miracles and blatant, in your face, power of the Holy Spirit. "There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." v 12 So, what do they do? They ban the name of Jesus! Yeah, right! That'll happen. "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard." v. 19-20 What part of all this did they not, and still are not getting?
Below: The Church Triumphant, by Bill Gaither
Only by the Power of the Holy Spirit; The Power of God!
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